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Richard Laub, Director | 404-413-6365 | hisrel@langate.gsu.edu
B.S., University of Central Florida
Master of Planning with Certification in Historic Preservation, University of VirginiaCourses Taught
HIST 8620: Conservation of Historic Building Materials
HIST 8640: Preservation Planning
HIST 8660: Case Studies in International Preservation
HIST 8700: Case Studies
Brenda S. Banks | 404-808-5171| BBanks111@aol.com
Archival Consultant; President, Archives and Information Management Solutions
B.A., Spelman College
M.L.S., with concentration in Archives Mangement, Atlanta UniversityCourses Taught
HIST 6940: Administration & Use of Historical Archives
Dr. Mark Barnes | KarenMark@mindspring.com
Retired: Senior Archeologist, National Register Programs Division, National Park Service, Southeast Region
Ph.D,. Catholic University in the District of ColumbiaCourses Taught
ANTH 8240: Public Archeology and Historical Archeology
Dr. John Burrison | 404-413-5836 | jburrison@gsu.edu
Professor of Folklore
Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife, University of PennsylvaniaCourses Taught
FOLK 6020: America's Folk Crafts
FOLK 8200: Folkore
Jim Cothran | 404-577-4000 | j.cothran@robertco.com
Vice-President, Robert and Co. B.S in Ornamental Horticulture, Clemson University
Master's in Landscape Architecture, University of Georgia
M.S. in City Planning, Georgia TechCourses Taught
HIST 8650: Historic American Landscapes and Gardens
Dr. Timothy J. Crimmins | 404-413-6356 | histjc@langate.gsu.edu
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Emory UniversityCourses Taught
HIST 6320: Metropolitan Atlanta
HIST 8600: Introduction to Historic Preservation
Laura M. Drummond | laura@atlantapreservation.com
Preservation Specialist, Stone Mountain Historic Preservation Commission
B.A., Duke University
M.T.S., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.H.P., Georgia State UniversityCourses Taught
HIST 8620: Conservation of Historic Building Materials
Mary Ann Eaddy | 404-651-5283 | mary_ann_eaddy@mail.dnr.state.ga.us
Manager, Technical Services Unit, Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
M.A. in American Studies, The George Washington UniversityCourses Taught
HIST 8640: Preservation Planning
Dr. Glenn Eskew | 404-413-6354 | hisgte@panther.gsu.edu
Professor of History
Ph.D. in History, University of GeorgiaCourses Taught
HIST 8060: History of the South
Susan M. Garrett | 404-474-0219 | susangarrett@mindspring.com
Attorney at Law
B.A., McGill University
J.D., Emory UniversityCourses Taught
HIST 8610: Preservation Law
Karen Margaret Kelly | 404-223-3675 | Karen.Kelly@imagineit-cma.org
Director of Exhibits and Education, Imagine IT! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
M.A. Case Western Reserve University, History
Certificate in Museum Studies, Case Western Reserve UniversityCourses Taught
HIST: 8720 Museum Studies
Dr. Clifford Kuhn | 404-413-6363 | ckuhn@gsu.edu
Professor of History
B.A., American Studies, Yale University
Ph.D., History, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCourses Taught
HIST 6920: Oral History
HIST 8710: History and the Public
Dr. Matthew Gordon Lasner | 404-413-6386 | mlasner@gsu.edu
Assistant Professor, History Department
B.A., Urban Studies, Columbia University
M.S., Regional and Urban Planning Studies, London School of Economics
M.A., Architecture, Harvard University
Ph.D., Architecture, Harvard UniversityCourses Taught
HIST 8635: U.S. Cities
Dr. Ray Luce | 404-651-6461 | Ray_Luce@dnr.state.ga.us
Director, Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Ph.D., University of VirginiaCourses Taught
HIST 8645: Evaluation of Historic Resources
Donald R. Rooney | 404-814-4134 | drooney@atlantahistorycenter.com
Curator of Urban History, Atlanta History Center
Courses Taught
HIST 8730: Exhibit Planning & Production
Dr. Leslie N. Sharp | 404-894-1096 | leslie.sharp@coa.gatech.edu
Director of Special Projects, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of TechnologyCourses Taught
HIST 8690: American Architectural History
Dr. Dona J. Stewart | 404-413-6140 | djstewart@gsu.edu
Associate Professor, Geosciences
Ph.D,. University of FloridaCourses Taught
GEOG 6760: Cultural Geography